Testing Day 1: Advantage McLaren? Our first thoughts on every car

The Race F1 Podcast

The Race Media Ltd

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4.6 • 942 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm to unpick the first day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. McLaren's Lando Norris ended up top of the timesheet - but was the papaya car the one that looked most comfortable on track? How did Lewis Hamilton fare on his first proper day of Ferrari running? And do Red Bull and Mercedes look better or worse than they did 12 months ago? All those questions are discussed, plus Mark Hughes sends in his pace analysis and the guys share their thoughts on each car after watching each new machine from trackside. SPECIAL OFFER: Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today - we even have an F1-only tier! Head to Patreon.com/therace An edit of our London live show is available to purchase here (free for Champions tier members): https://www.patreon.com/posts/live-show-race-121105739 Follow The Race on Instagram, X and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:51.4	The race is on. Anne McLaren topped the first day of pre-season testing with Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari snapping at its heels. But does that mean pace-setter Lando Norris' pre-season favourite status is now set in stone, or is the lead battle looking less clear-cut?
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